Monday, 11 May 2015

No matter what your profession, people have issues with their employers. It is not just teachers who have workplace problems, performance reviews and salary issues.

(I come from a family of teachers, and grew up when once upon a time, teaching was considered a noble profession)

Having a constitutional right to strike does not mean that you have to strike. However, if you choose to strike, how you choose to strike can determine your credibility, and the integrity of your profession.

Teachers, when you have issues with your employer, sort them out with your employer. If you have failed, try again.

As an employee in a company, would you allow your workplace issues to affect your customer? No, you wouldn't. You'd be fired. You would discuss it within your company and arrive at a solution. If you fail to arrive at a solution, you part ways.

Remember, no one particular individual is indispensable in any profession. There are many talented more experienced individuals who are looking for work, who could replace you without wanting any of the stuff you demand in a strike.

When you choose to deprive children (students) of their education, you are failing in your responsibility as a teacher.

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children"